Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Aircraft Maintenance

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
AERO2347	City Campus	Postgraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Distance / Correspondence	Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011
AERO2347	City Campus	Postgraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2010, Sem 2 2013
AERO2347	City Campus	Postgraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016
AERO2347	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 1 2025
AERO2347	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Internet	Sem 1 2021

Course Coordinator: Dr. Wim Verhagen

Course Coordinator Phone: please email

Course Coordinator Email: wim.verhagen@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 57.03.25

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

The course considers both system- and process-oriented perspectives on aircraft maintenance management. It addresses the key elements of the aircraft maintenance system, as embedded in the aviation regulatory framework in which continuing airworthiness and aircraft maintenance is managed. Furthermore, the course highlights and details the key stages of maintenance program development, planning, prediction, scheduling, execution and control. As part of this, contributing theories and methods from diverse areas such as human factors, structural and system integrity as well as materials science contribute to form a comprehensive understanding of contemporary aircraft maintenance management. 

Key areas of study include: 

• Fundamental Concepts in aircraft maintenance
• System and process perspectives towards aircraft maintenance
• Legislative context of aircraft maintenance: continuing airworthiness
• Maintenance program development
• Maintenance planning and scheduling
• Maintenance execution
• Maintenance implementation
• Maintenance control
• Aircraft maintenance through life
• Emerging theories and technologies

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for students who commenced their program prior to 2023:

1. Needs, Context and Systems
• Describe, investigate and analyse complex engineering systems and associated issues (using systems thinking and modelling techniques)

2. Problem Solving and Design
• Develop creative and innovative solutions to engineering problems

4. Professional Practice
• Understand the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice in the specific discipline
• Apply systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects
• Communicate in a variety of different ways to collaborate with other people, including accurate listening, reading and comprehension, based on dialogue when appropriate, taking into account the knowledge, expectations, requirements, interests, terminology and language of the intended audience

5. Research
• Assess, acquire and apply the competencies and resources appropriate to engineering activities

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for students who commenced their program in 2023:

• PLO1: Demonstrate an in-depth understanding and knowledge of fundamental engineering and scientific theories, principles and concepts and apply advanced technical knowledge in specialist domain of engineering. 
• PLO2: Utilise mathematics and engineering fundamentals, software, tools and techniques to design engineering systems for complex engineering challenges.    
• PLO4: Apply systematic problem solving, design methods and information and project management to propose and implement creative and sustainable solutions with intellectual independence and cultural sensitivity. 
• PLO5: Communicate respectfully and effectively with diverse audiences, employing a range of communication methods, practising professional and ethical conduct.

 

On completion of this course you should be able to:

1. Identify key elements of the aircraft maintenance systems and its associated processes;
2. Define the regulatory environment of aircraft maintenance management, including its constituent elements;
3. Analyse representative aircraft maintenance problems through reproduction and application of relevant theory and models, including: Program development methods, Planning models, Reliability models and Human factors models.

Overview of Learning Activities

Learning activities will take the form of:

• Online instruction, including topic videos, topic notes, supplementary reading materials and lecture recordings;
• Online activities including exercises, case studies, and review questions;
• Lectorials, comprising topic summaries, Q&As, and in-class activities;
• Assessment activities

Overview of Learning Resources

Learning resources will consist of recommended references and class notes which may be accessed through Canvas. The set of references is deliberately broad, including books, journal publications, government reports, industry standards and handbooks, and web-based resources

Overview of Assessment

This course has no hurdle requirements.


Assessment 1: Topic Quizzes
Weighting of final grade (%): 20 
This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 1, 2, & 4. CLO 1, 2, & 3. 

Assessment 2:  Graded Discussion
Weighting of final grade (%): 30 
This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 1, 2, 4 & 5. CLO 3.

Assessment 3:  Individual Assignment
Weighting of final grade (%): 50 
This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 1, 2, 4 & 5. CLO 1, 2, & 3.